San Mauro Pascoli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Mauro Pascoli, the poet's birthplace and shoe town
The name says a lot: San Mauro Pascoli is the birthplace of the poet Giovanni Pascoli, and his family home is now a museum. It is also a centre of high-end shoemaking, with firms producing footwear for major fashion houses. The municipality lies on the Romagna plain between Savignano sul Rubicone and Bellaria-Igea Marina, and reaches the sea at San Mauro Mare.
There are two distinct parts. The main town, inland, is a place of residents and factories; San Mauro Mare is a small beach resort between Bellaria and Gatteo Mare, with hotels, holiday flats and second homes. Buyers will find different markets in each. The Via Emilia and the A14 motorway run a little further south, and Rimini and Cesena are a short drive away.
The population is growing fast. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,295 residents in 2023, up 10.9% on 2011. It is also younger than the average for the province of Forlì-Cesena, with an average age of 44.2 against 46.8 and over-65s at 20.5%. Foreign nationals make up 12.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 30 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. In San Mauro the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.185 g, medium-high for a lowland area. The Romagna coast has had sizeable earthquakes in the past, so for houses and flats built before current standards ask what structural checks have been done.
The plain is low-lying, cut by rivers and drainage channels running to the sea; near the sea and the watercourses, flood hazard should be checked at the address. The report does so on the official maps and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Birthplace of Pascoli and a high-end shoemaking district.
- Residents up 10.9% since 2011, average age 44.2.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.185 g.
- Low plain towards the sea: check flood hazard.
Overview
San Mauro Pascoli is a municipality in the province of Forlì-Cesena, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 12,295 residents, ranked 6 of 30 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Mauro Pascoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 30 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Mauro Pascoli, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 10.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Mauro Pascoli declared an average taxable income of 22,262 euros, below the provincial average (24,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Mauro Pascoli is in climate zone E, with 2,341 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 21 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Mauro Pascoli has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.6% of the land in San Mauro Pascoli, compared with 7.4% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Mauro Pascoli is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no open contaminated sites in San Mauro Pascoli; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Mauro Pascoli: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for San Mauro Pascoli are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 50 inhabited census areas in San Mauro Pascoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 12.0%
- fair 43.5%
- good 44.6%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 040041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.